Lot# 5687

The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340   24th to 28th June 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 5687
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 10,000 HK$
1890 (Dec 25) local cover bearing QV 2c lilac fiscal stamp, canceled by obliterator and along with a HK cds. The official authorized period for the Emergency Use of this stamp is Dec 25-30, 1890. This is the second to the only recorded cover to the same address bearing a 2c lilac fiscal stamp during the officially authorized period. Extremely rare.